Dropping board and roost for poultry



Nov. 30, 1937.

F. B. HERBERT DROPPING BOARD AND ROOST FOR POULTRY Filed March 25, 19372 Sheets-Sheet l aecaoooo w Inventor F55 f/erfierf A fiorneys Nov. 30,1937 B. HERBERT 2,100,508

DROPPING BOARD AND ROOST FOR POULTRY Filed March 25,1957 2 SheetsShe'et2 a f I 7 7 Inventor Hs/gsrf By Zhfik Attorneys Patented Nov. 30, I937 JUNITED srA'rs Pur m-amt? DROPPING BOARD AND noos'r FOR POULTRY FrankBrodie Herbert, Westwood, N. J. Application March 25, 1937, Serial No.133,060 '1 5 Claims. (01; ire-22)v This invention relates to droppingboards and roosts for poultry and more particularly to the provision ofmeans for collecting all droppings or excrement to the end that asanitary and healthful condition may be maintained at substantially alltimes.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionV with the accompanying drawings wherein:'-

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional view through a-henhouse showing myinvention embodied therein.

.Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially onthe line '22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3lis a top plan view of the invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of one end portion of a main droppingboard.

Figure 5 is a similar viewof an auxiliary or ex- 7 20 tension droppingboard.

Referring tothe drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that inaccordance with the present invention there are provided a main droppingboard 5 and one or more auxiliary drop- 25 ping boards 50.

c The board 5 is formed preferably entirely of metal and comprises theboard proper 6 consisting of a single sheet of metal formed at one endto provide an integral roll accommodating trough 30 l and at arelatively opposite end to provide a vertical upstanding foot plateor'flange 8. Reinforcing bars 13 are connected to the under face of theboard 6 at the edges thereof and one end of each bar is bent downwardlyat right angles to 35 form'the leg 12 which is braced by the bar l4which has one end connected with the leg l2 and its other end with apart of the horizontal portion of the bar 13. The opposite end of thebar 13 is bent into ar-cuate shape to fit around thetrough 1 and is thencarried upwardly to form a securing bracket 9 which is perforated toreceive the fastener l which enters the wall ll of the henhouse. Thebracket has a horizontal part 2! extending partly over the trough andthis part 2| has a perforation therein.

The trough 1 is adapted to accommodate a roll l of tar paper or the likeA portion of the roll of tar paper I5 is extended over the dropping 50flange 8.

For each dropping board there is provided a roost indicated generallyby' the reference numeral l6 and comprising a pair of side rods ll' 65that extend through openings provided therefor board 6 and at'its freeend is draped over the' in a plurality of relatively spaced transverserails i1 and a transverse end rail I8.

The bars! 1"are provided with spaced openings'to accommodate theparallel portions of a plurality of longitudinally extending andlaterally 5 spaced, substantially'U-shaped wire rods 39 which have thesides or legs thereof atthe open end of the Us suitably secured in theend rail I 8. These rods form a screen for preventing the fowls fromgetting on the dropping boards and eating any 10 material, that mayhappen to be on rsuch boards.

At the free end thereof the side rods H 'are formed to present integralhooks Z53 vthat engage in the apertures provided in the lugs 2! on theupper ends of the brackets 9. V x ii J 1 15.

The end rail 18 is provided in the bottomedge thereof with a groove22-that receives the flange 8 in a manner clearly shown in Figure 1 andtof hold the free end ofthe sheet l5 draped over said flangeB; r 7'Obviously, when it" is desired to remove the extended portion of thesheet B'so that a clean section of the roll 15 may be brought intoposition covering the dropping board 6 roost I6 is swungupwardly to aposition substantially paralleling 25 i the wall ll whereupon the usedpart of the sheet l5 may be folded upon itself with the droppings beingthereby wrapped therein, and obviously incidental to thefolding of thisused portion'of thev sheet a new? or unused section of the sheet may bepaid out from the rollrl5 to extend over the surface of the droppingboard 6. ;When the used. portion of the sheet'llihas been thus folded,it may be torn from the'roll and the 'free endro'f therollthusformed-then'draped over the flange 8' after which the roost i6 islowered to a hori-. zontal position with the groove 22 receiving thesheet draped flange 3 so that the extended section of the sheet l5 willbe held in a smooth condition 0 covering the surface of the droppingboard '6. 40 7 Thus it will be seen that the sheet of tar paper for thelike will protect and serve to maintain f clean the dropping board 6,and that as each section of the roll is used it may be quicklyand easilyremoved to the end that the henhouse wi1l be clean and healthfulsubstantially at allrtimes.

The number of auxiliary or extensiondropping boards 5;; usedwill ofcourse depend upon the length of the henhouse. Each auxiliary or extensiondropping board 5a is also formed of metal and comprises the droppingboard proper 6w formed from a sheet of metal and providedat one endwithanrintegral receiving trough 1a and at a relatively oppositeend'with' an upstanding" flange or foot board 8a; Also secured to theboard Ed at the under side thereof and adjacent one longitudinal edgeonly is a reinforcing bar or metallic strap 13a which at one end isformed to provide at the end 8a of the auxiliary or extension drop boarda supporting leg 12a, while at its opposite end the strap- !3a is formedwith an arcuate portion to accommodate the trough Ia and also with anintegral bracket portion 3a.

formed with an integral apertured lug Zia.

As shown in Figure 3 where a plurality of dropping boards are used, asfor example where a main dropping board 5 and one extension or auxiliarydropping board 5a are used the free longitudinal edge of the board 6a isarranged in overlapping relation to the adjacent longitudinal edge ofthe main dropping boardfi, and the lapped and overlapping edges of saidboards are secured together by bolts or the like 23. Also for supportingthe trough-equipped end la of the auxiliary or extension drop board inconjunction with the bracket 9a is a bracket 24 that is secured to thehenhouse wall H through the medium of a fastening element such as ascrew or the like 25, and the bracket 24 is disposed in abuttingrelation. to the adjacent bracket 9 of the. main dropping board 5 and isprovided with an arcuate lower portion 26 to accommodate the trough end10.. of the auxiliary board and at its upper endv is provided with anapertured integral lug 21 cooperating with the lug Zla for supportingone end. of a roost I6 disposed for use in conjunction with theauxiliary dropping board.

It will be also understood, and as shown, that for each auxiliarydropping board there is alsov provided a roll 28 of tar paper which isused in conjunction with thev auxiliary dropping board in the samemanner in which. the roll" l5 of tar paper is used with the maindropping board 5.

It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utilityand advantages of an invention of this character will be had without amore detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:-

1. In combination, a drop board having a trough at one end,a roll offlexible materialiresting in said trough and to extend over the surfaceof said drop board as unrolled to provide a cover for the drop boardsurface, said drop board at .the end thereof remote from said troughbeing provided with an upstanding flange over which the free end of'the'roll of flexible material is draped, and a roost hinged at one end andadapted to be raised and lowered at its forward end,

, said roost at said forward end being provided with a rail having agroove in the bottom edge thereof receiving said flange in a manner tosecure the end of the extended portion of the flexible material drapedover said flange.

2. In a henhouse, a plurality of drop boards including a main drop boardand an auxiliary drop board, said auxiliary drop board having onelongitudinal edge thereof arranged in overlapping relation to theadjacent longitudinal edge of the main drop board, each of said dropboards being provided at its rear end with a trough and at its forwardend with an upstanding flange, a roll of tar paper arranged in thetrough of each drop board and having a section thereof extended over theassociated drop board to provide a sanitary and removable surface forsaid drop board, the extended end of said tar paper roll being drapedover the flange of the associated drop board, and a roostnormallyoverlying each drop board, said roost being hinged at its rear end toadapt it to be raised and lowered at its forward end, and also beingprovided at said forward end with a transverse end rail provided in theunder edge thereof with a'groove to receive the flange of the associateddrop board for releasably retaining the draped end of said section ofthe tar paper roll over the aforementioned flange of the associated dropboard.-

3. In a henhouse, a plurality of drop boards including a main drop boardand an auxiliary drop board, said auxiliary drop board having onelongitudinal edge thereof arranged in overlapping relation to theadjacent longitudinal edge of the main drop board, each of said dropboards being provided at its rear end with a trough and at its forwardend with an upstanding flange, a roll'of tar paper arranged in thetrough of each drop board and having a section thereof extended over theassociated drop board to providea sanitary and removable surface forsaid dropboard, the extended end of said tar paper roll being drapedover the flange of the associated drop board, a roost normally overlyingeach drop board, said roost being hinged at its rear end to adapt it tobe raised and lowered at its forward end, and also beingprovided at saidforward end with a transverse end rail provided in the under edgethereof with a groove to receive the flange of the associated drop.board for releasably retaining the draped end of said' section of thetar paper roll over the aforementioned flange of; the associated: dropboard, and each of said-drop boards being formed fromra single sheet ofmetal 4. In combination, a drop board provided at one end with a troughand also having at said end and extending upwardly above said trough apair of attaching brackets having integral apertured lugs, said; troughadapted to accommodate a roll of tar paper, a portion of which isextended over the drop board'to provide a removable sanitary surfacetherefor, and a roost provided at one end thereof with hooks engaging inthe apertured lugs of said brackets whereby said roost at said end. ishingedly supported toadaptit to be raised and lowered at its free end,and said roost at said' free end being provided with a rail adapted torest on the adjacent end of said drop board.

5. A drop board having at its rear end an integral trough and upstandingbrackets provided with apertured lugs, said drop board at its forwardend being provided with an upstanding flange, and said trough adapted toaccommodate a roll of tar paper a portion of which is extended over saiddrop board and has its free end edge draped over said flange, and aroost provided at one end with hooks engaging in said apertured lugswhereby at said end said. roost is hinged toadapt it to be raised andlowered at its. forwardv end, said roost at said forward end being pro-"vided with a rail having a groove in the under side thereof adaptedtoaccommodate the flange of said drop board in a manner to retain thefree end of the extended portion-of said tar paper roll draped over saidflange.

FRANK' BRODIE HERBERT.

